SINGAPORE: Arianespace, a satellite transportation company, expects a “dynamic” growth market for its business operation in Asia Pacific (APAC), backed by continued demand for connectivity and mobility.
Its chief executive officer Stephane Israel said the region's geographical is well adapted to the new trend of connectivity, with the current market share of 55 per cent in APAC.
Israel said Arianespace's orderbook included five commercial satellite launches in the region for operators in South Korea, Indonesia, Japan and India.
He said Arianespace's current orderbook stands at €4.7 billion globally including 56 launches for 32 customers, comprising both commercial (70 per cent) and institutional (30 per cent) customers.
Since the company's establishment in 1981, it has launched 82 commercial satellites for 17 customers from 10 countries in the APAC.
“Our market share is quite stable in the region. We have a lot of local and national operators in APAC. We are honoured by the ongoing confidence shown since 1981 by 17 countries in the region.” he said at a media briefing here today.
Israel said Arianespace is ideally positioned to meet the future requirements of commercial and institutional operators in the region, fuelled by its new generation Ariane 6 and Vega C launchers.
Satellite launch is the company's key market in the region, mainly for broadcasting and connectivity (internet broadband) as well as telecommunications in the future.
Arianespace has conducted 11 satellites launches last year, undertaken by Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega rockets.
The company has also six launches slated for this year, of which three launches have been performed in the first quarter.
“The broadcast entry has been the main satellite market, complemented by the connectivity in remote areas,” he added.
Israel said there is a necessity of new capacity for connectivity, hence, satellite launches should be rebounded in this region.
Arianespace Singspore Pte Ltd managing director Vivian Quenet said the company is streamlining its services by closely working with rocket producers for better launches reliability.
“Customers can save up to 30 per cent from the launching cost. Our success rate for the rocket launch is about 99 per cent and we also offer the lowest insurance rate in the market,” he said.
Quenet said the company provides both commercial and institutional satellite launches to orbits for all types of space-based applications including telecommunications, navigation, science, earth observation and technology demonstrations.
He said the company would continue to offer high reliability launch capability for large geostationary orbit telecommunications satellites using Ariane 6, and also well-prepared for the rapid changing nature of the satellite market.